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Sam Smith draws inspiration from their mother’s protective love

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Sam Smith wanted to capture their mother’s “fury and protection” while creating the new song Oh Mother.

During a conversation with Sara Cox on BBC Radio 2, the nonbinary singer spoke about having a “very strong, beautiful relationship with my mother” Kate Cassidy and explained that they hoped to bring that bond into the track.

Sam shared: “In this song I was just trying to access my mum's fury and protection that comes to save the day when a child gets hurt or heartbroken.”

The Stay With Me singer also revealed that they have started to feel increasingly “maternal” with age.

Sam, 34, explained: “As I'm getting older I feel like I'm becoming more maternal and more definitely hungry one day to have children myself and things like that.

“So it definitely felt like a maturing theme to step into for me, which was really great.”

Sara responded: “I mean, she's there for you through the tough times and even you say as a kid, but even as a grown up, your mum's always going to be there for you.”

Sam replied: “Oh my gosh, yeah, I mean my dad and my mum, my sisters, my whole family have been a rock for me through everything I've gone through.”

As Sam prepares to release their fifth studio album Hazel Eyes, they have also discussed how their personal style has evolved since they first entered the music industry, both in their voice and fashion choices.

Speaking to Variety, they said: “I feel like I’m a flow person. That’s the only way to explain it. Every day I wake up and I feel like a different me, and there’s different things I want to wear. And I felt as though I was locked into a kind of a look for the first five years of my career, which I found so hard.”

They continued: “We all make a choice every morning when we get up. In what we all wear, we all make a choice. And I’m actually passionate about imploring people — if people don’t want to, it’s fine — that if you do want to, it is OK to start again! “To throw it out and start again, and choose a different character. Because it can be so wild when you do that. And the way people treat you or see you, it’s really fun.”

 
 
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Dr. Dre explains why he supports AI in music

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Dr. Dre has spoken in favour of using artificial intelligence when making music.

The rapper and producer believes there is nothing inherently wrong with bringing AI into the studio, describing it as another "new tool for creativity". He also argued that musicians who oppose the technology might have reacted similarly when drum machines and synthesisers first became part of music production.

Dre told the New York Times: "I had a discussion with a few people a few days ago. They were against AI and I’m like: 'OK, you sound like the person that would have been against the drum machine when it came out'. Or synthesisers, right? It’s a new tool for creativity. Some people are afraid of learning new things.

"I’m embracing it. I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen with this."

He went on to confirm: "Yes, I’m using it. Again, as a tool to see what it would do with what I just did."

Dre also rejected the idea that artificial intelligence poses a danger to creativity in music, explaining: "I think the only people that see it as a threat are the people who have trouble creating.

Jimmy Iovine, Dre’s longtime friend and business partner, also joined the conversation and shared his own enthusiasm for AI in music. He said: "I’m very pro-AI in music creation. I don’t see the downside at all. There will be some c***** music. There’s c***** music now. In the studio, when gifted people have AI, they’re going to make better records."

The two also suggested that a number of music producers are already experimenting with AI behind the scenes without publicly acknowledging it.

Iovine described them as "a lot of closet AI producers out there", while Dre replied: "That’s a good way to put it. They’re using it, they just don’t want to admit it."

Iovine has previously predicted that AI could play a major role in the future of songwriting. Speaking to Consequence of Sound, he said: "I’m not saying it’s good or bad, but I think AI is going to be massive in songwriting on many levels.

"One, on a very basic level, if somebody is stuck and you want to experiment and get an idea. Two, is that not everyone, but too many people today are making records for TikTok."

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